Bengal SIR row: Will rectify errors of ‘logical discrepancy,’ says SC | India News – The Times of India

Bengal SIR row: Will rectify errors of ‘logical discrepancy,’ says SC | India News – The Times of India

Election Commission and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee locked horns over the legality of engaging micro-observers by the poll panel for SIR work, the issue of spelling errors in names leading to categorisation of voters under ‘logical discrepancy’ and issuance of notices to them, and the “hurried manner” of scrutiny of voters’ identity.Mamata alleged EC was…

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SIR logical discrepancy: SC’s West Bengal order effective all-India | India News – The Times of India

SIR logical discrepancy: SC’s West Bengal order effective all-India | India News – The Times of India

Court Rejects Bhushan’s Idea On Illegals New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to implement in Tamil Nadu the court directed procedure for submission of documents by voters flagged under ‘logical discrepancy’ category during Special Intensive Revision of West Bengal electoral rolls, prompting the EC to request the SC to extend it…

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List WB voters with ‘logical discrepancy’: SC to poll panel | India News – The Times of India

List WB voters with ‘logical discrepancy’: SC to poll panel | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: As almost 1.4 crore West Bengal voters face “logical discrepancy” notices requiring submission of documentary proof for the special intensive revision (SIR), Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission on Monday to display the list of such people in panchayat and block offices and gave them 10 more days to furnish documents to establish…

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